Shloka 51

Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

त्रिविधेभ्योऽपि पापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः । चमसोद्भेदके स्नात्वा पिंडदानं करोति यः ॥ ५१ ॥

Transliteration

trividhebhyo'pi pāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | camasodbhedake snātvā piṃḍadānaṃ karoti yaḥ || 51 ||

Translation

Không nghi ngờ gì, người nào tắm tại Camasodbhedaka rồi làm lễ dâng piṇḍa (nắm cơm cúng) cho tổ tiên, sẽ được giải thoát khỏi cả ba loại tội lỗi.

Word by Word

• त्रिविधेभ्यः: from the threefold
• त्रिविधेभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (पापेभ्यः)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), ‘also/even’

• पापेभ्यः: from sins
• पापेभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), बहुवचन

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, कर्मणि-प्रयोग, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चमस-उद्भेदके: at Camasodbhedaka (a tīrtha)
• चमस-उद्भेदके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चमस-उद्भेदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी/उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (चमसस्य उद्भेदकः)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having bathed’

• पिण्डदानम्: offering of piṇḍa (funeral oblation)
• पिण्डदानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड-दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पिण्डस्य दानम्)

• करोति: does/performs
• करोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-यत् (relative pronoun)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya, within the Narada–Sanatkumara teaching lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Camasodbhedaka

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It teaches that tīrtha-snāna (pilgrimage bathing) combined with piṇḍadāna for the ancestors functions as a powerful prāyaścitta, capable of removing even “threefold” sins.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

While framed as a tīrtha-mahātmya and ritual act, it supports bhakti culture by directing devotees to sacred places and prescribed acts of reverence (including pitṛ-sevā), which are treated as spiritually purifying supports to a dharmic life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: the verse highlights correct performance of snāna at a specified tīrtha and the rite of piṇḍadāna as an expiatory and ancestral-duty practice.